2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team
| 2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears basketball | |
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NCAA National Champions Big 12 Champions Big 12 Tournament Champions Preseason Women's NIT Champions | |
NCAA Women's Tournament National Championship, W, 80–61 vs Notre Dame | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | #1 |
| AP | #1 |
| 2011–12 record | 40–0 (18–0 Big 12) |
| Head coach | Kim Mulkey |
| Assistant coach | Bill Brock |
| Assistant coach | Damion McKinney |
| Assistant coach | Rekha Patterson |
| Home arena | Ferrell Center |
The 2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey. The team plays its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and are members of the Big 12 Conference.
The Lady Bears began the season as the preseason #1 team in both the Associated Press and the Coaches' Poll. They ran through the season undefeated, winning the Big 12 regular season and the Big 12 Tournament. They became the first team in college basketball history (men's or women's) to finish 40–0 by defeating Notre Dame for the National Championship. (In 2014 Connecticut matched the Lady Bears 40-0 mark, tying an NCAA record.)
Roster
| Number | Name | Height | Position | Class |
| 0 | Odyssey Sims | 5–9 | Guard | Sophomore |
| 1 | Kimetria Hayden | 5–11 | Guard | Junior |
| 3 | Jordan Madden | 6–0 | Guard | Junior |
| 4 | Shanay Washington | 6–1 | Guard | Sophomore |
| 10 | Destiny Williams | 6–1 | Forward | Junior |
| 14 | Makenzie Robertson | 5–10 | Guard | Sophomore |
| 20 | Terran Condrey | 5–7 | Guard | Senior |
| 22 | Sune Agbuke | 6–4 | Post | Freshman |
| 24 | Ashley Field | 6–2 | Center | Senior |
| 25 | Lindsay Palmer | 5–10 | Guard | Senior |
| 32 | Brooklyn Pope | 6–1 | Forward/Guard | Redshirt Junior |
| 42 | Brittney Griner | 6–8 | Center | Junior |
| 44 | Mariah Chandler | 6–2 | Forward | Junior |
Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 2011/11/11* 6:30 p.m. |
#1 | Howard Women's NIT |
W 82–28 | 1–0 (0–0) |
Ferrell Center (7,587) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2011/11/13* 2:00 p.m. |
#1 | Chattanooga Women's NIT |
W 91–31 | 2–0 (0–0) |
Ferrell Center (7,005) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2011/11/17* 7:00 p.m. |
#1 | UCLA Women's NIT |
W 83–50 | 3–0 (0–0) |
Ferrell Center (7,577) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2011/11/20* 1:00 p.m., CBS College Sports |
#1 | #2 Notre Dame Women's NIT |
W 94–81 | 4–0 (0–0) |
Ferrell Center (9,477) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2011/11/22* 6:30 p.m. |
#1 | Yale | W 109–59 | 5–0 (0–0) |
Ferrell Center (7,681) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2011/11/27* 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
#1 | #7 Tennessee | W 76–67 | 6–0 (0–0) |
Thompson–Boling Arena (16,623) Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
| 2011/11/30* 7:00 p.m. |
#1 | Texas Southern | W 91–39 | 7–0 (0–0) |
Ferrell Center (7,041) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2011/12/04* 1:00 p.m. |
#1 | Minnesota | W 89–60 | 8–0 (0–0) |
Williams Arena (3,814) Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||
| 2011/12/08* 7:00 p.m. |
#1 | Milwaukee | W 72–41 | 9–0 (0–0) |
Ferrell Center (7,066) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2011/12/11* 10:00 a.m., ESPNU |
#1 | St. John's Maggie Dixon Classic |
W 73–59 | 10–0 (0–0) |
Madison Square Garden (n/a) New York, New York | ||||||
| 2011/12/18* 7:30 p.m., ESPN |
#1 | #2 Connecticut | W 66–61 | 11–0 (0–0) |
Ferrell Center (10,627) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2011/12/21* 7:00 p.m. |
#1 | McNeese State | W 90–50 | 12–0 (0–0) |
Ferrell Center (7,516) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2011/12/30* 7:00 p.m. |
#1 | Mississippi Valley State | W 93–55 | 13–0 (0–0) |
Ferrell Center (7,634) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2012/01/04 7:00 p.m. |
#1 | Missouri | W 90–46 | 14–0 (1–0) |
Ferrell Center (8,017) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2012/01/07 7:00 p.m. |
#1 | Iowa State | W 57–45 | 15–0 (2–0) |
Hilton Coliseum (9,103) Ames, Iowa | ||||||
| 2012/01/11 7:00 p.m. |
#1 | Oklahoma State | W 71–44 | 16–0 (3–0) |
Ferrell Center (8,707) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2012/01/15 1:30 p.m. |
#1 | Texas | W 77–59 | 17–0 (4–0) |
Frank Erwin Center (9,002) Austin, Texas | ||||||
| 2012/01/18 7:00 p.m., KCEN |
#1 | #20 Texas Tech | W 72–64 | 18–0 (5–0) |
United Spirit Arena (12,403) Lubbock, Texas | ||||||
| 2012/01/21 7:00 p.m. |
#1 | #22 Kansas State | W 76–41 | 19–0 (6–0) |
Ferrell Center (9,380) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2012/01/26 7:00 p.m., FSN |
#1 | Oklahoma | W 89–58 | 20–0 (7–0) |
Lloyd Noble Center (8,103) Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| 2012/01/28 7:00 p.m. |
#1 | Kansas | W 74–46 | 21–0 (8–0) |
Ferrell Center (10,006) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2012/02/01 7:00 p.m. |
#1 | Missouri | W 71–41 | 22–0 (9–0) |
Mizzou Arena (3,504) Columbia, Missouri | ||||||
| 2012/02/04 7:00 p.m. |
#1 | Kansas State | W 70–41 | 23–0 (10–0) |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, Kansas | ||||||
| 2012/02/06 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
#1 | Oklahoma Big Monday |
W 81–54 | 24–0 (11–0) |
Ferrell Center (8,341) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2012/02/11 5:00 p.m., FSN |
#1 | #14 Texas A&M | W 71–48 | 25–0 (12–0) |
Ferrell Center (10,627) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2012/02/15 7:00 p.m. |
#1 | Oklahoma State | W 81–51 | 26–0 (13–0) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,648) Stillwater, Oklahoma | ||||||
| 2012/02/18 7:00 p.m., KCEN |
#1 | Texas Tech | W 56–51 | 27–0 (14–0) |
Ferrell Center (10,381) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2012/02/21 6:30 p.m., FSN Southwest |
#1 | Texas | W 80–59 | 28–0 (15–0) |
Ferrell Center (8,592) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| 2012/02/24 6:30 p.m., FSN |
#1 | Kansas | W 76–45 | 29–0 (16–0) |
Allen Fieldhouse (4,676) Lawrence, Kansas | ||||||
| 2012/02/27 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
#1 | #17 Texas A&M Big Monday |
W 69–62 | 30–0 (17–0) |
Reed Arena (10,265) College Station, Texas | ||||||
| 2012/03/03 11:00 a.m., FSN |
#1 | Iowa State | W 77–53 | 31–0 (18–0) |
Ferrell Center (9,435) Waco, Texas | ||||||
| Big 12 Tournament | |||||||||||
| 2012/03/08 1:30 p.m., FSN |
#1 | Texas Tech Big 12 Quarterfinals |
W 72–48 | 32–0 (18–0) |
Municipal Auditorium (5,542) Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
| 2012/03/09 12:00 p.m., FSN |
#1 | Kansas State Big 12 Semifinals |
W 86–65 | 33–0 (18–0) |
Municipal Auditorium ( –) Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
| 2012/03/10 12:00 p.m., FSN |
#1 | #22 Texas A&M Big 12 Finals |
W 73–50 | 34–0 (18–0) |
Municipal Auditorium (4,235) Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 2012/03/18 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
#1 | UC-Santa Barbara NCAA First Round |
W 81–40 | 35–0 (18–0) |
Stroh Center (4,205) Bowling Green, Ohio | ||||||
| 2012/03/20 6:05 p.m., ESPNU |
#1 | Florida NCAA Second Round |
W 76–57 | 36–0 (18–0) |
Stroh Center (4,097) Bowling Green, Ohio | ||||||
| 2012/03/24 1:30 p.m., ESPN |
#1 | #15 Georgia Tech NCAA Sweet Sixten |
W 83–68 | 37–0 (18–0) |
Wells Fargo Arena (7,941) Des Moines, Iowa | ||||||
| 2012/03/26 6:00, ESPN |
#1 | #9 Tennessee NCAA Elite Eight |
W 77–58 | 38–0 (18–0) |
Wells Fargo Arena (9,068) Des Moines, Iowa | ||||||
| 2012/04/01 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
#1 | #2 Stanford NCAA Final Four |
W 59–47 | 39–0 (18–0) |
Pepsi Center (19,028) Denver, Colorado | ||||||
| 2011/04/03 7:30 p.m., ESPN |
#1 | #4 Notre Dame NCAA Championship Game |
W 80–61 | 40–0 (18–0) |
Pepsi Center (19,028) Denver, Colorado | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
See also
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